Persistent Entry
Family history becomes more valuable after it is turned into something people can actually watch, share, and keep.
Michael Plaster leads with cinematic family stories for memorials, milestone gifts, weddings, and legacy projects, with documentary development and archive-system work available for deeper story builds.
Public front door for families, collaborators, and selected clients.
Choose Your Lane
The public site should help people self-sort fast instead of making everyone decode the whole project universe.
Families and legacy clients
Cinematic Family Stories
Commission memorial films, milestone gifts, wedding family montages, or deeper legacy-story packages built from photos, interviews, and family records.
Archive and story clients
Documentary and archive systems
Build a stronger story and a usable archive from scattered footage, research, documents, screenshots, and source material.
Collaborators and partners
Referrals and production support
Reach the right entry point for partnerships, referrals, production collaboration, or strategic story-system work.
Lead Offer
The highest-clarity public offer is Cinematic Family Stories: short films and deeper legacy documentaries for families who want a meaningful finished piece instead of a loose folder of photos.
Core Offers
One primary offer, with two secondary service lanes behind it.
Cinematic family stories
Primary offer
Short memorial films, milestone gifts, wedding family montages, and premium legacy-story builds designed for real emotional moments and real deadlines.
Archive and evidence systems
Secondary service lane
Turn scattered research, footage, notes, and artifacts into a usable archive that can support films, family projects, products, or public publishing.
Documentary development
Secondary service lane
Shape complex stories into treatments, narrative systems, production plans, and durable editorial direction.
What Clients And Collaborators Actually Get
The public site should describe outcomes, not just disciplines.
A finished piece people will use
Film or story asset
The work ends in something people can watch, share at an event, keep in a family archive, or use to move a project forward.
A working archive
Organization and retrieval
Photos, footage, notes, interviews, screenshots, and records get organized into a system that can support publishing, research, or family use.
A clearer narrative path
Story direction
The material gets shaped into a usable arc, treatment, editorial structure, or public-facing story instead of remaining raw and disconnected.
How The Work Runs
What makes the work distinct is not only taste. It is the operating method behind it.
Archive first
Build from source material
The process starts by locating, structuring, and preserving the evidence before the story gets flattened into a pitch.
Narrative second
Shape for humans
Once the material is coherent, it gets translated into sequences, themes, beats, and public language people can follow.
System always
Make it reusable
The result is not just a one-off artifact. It is a repeatable system for retrieval, publishing, and future development.
Recent Deliverables
Recent artifacts and briefs saved out of the workspace. Use the library for the full preview list.
Michael Plaster Identity Backup
Mar 29, 8:51 PM
--- type: deliverable topic: michael-plaster-identity-backup created: 2026-03-29 source_system: codex --- # Michael Plaster Identity Backup ## Verified Public Identity Links - LinkedIn: <https://www.linkedin.com/in/mich…
README
Mar 29, 3:58 PM
--- type: deliverable-bundle bundle: ebi-application-packets source_system: obsidian domains: - business - operations - creative --- # EBI Application Packets ## Parent Deliverables - [[../2026-03-24-ebi-application-att…
Codex Task Thread Launcher
Mar 29, 3:38 PM
# Codex Task Thread Launcher Use each block below as the opening message for a separate Codex app thread. ## 1. Walter Workflow System ```text Resume the Walter Workflow System thread. Context: - This project is active…
Tgn Next Conversion Decision
Mar 29, 3:38 PM
# TGN Next Conversion Decision ## Decision The highest-leverage conversion to do now is: `10pN federated creator network with centralized ops` This should be converted into a live current-system note for 10pN, not left…
10patx Content And Growth Strategy
Mar 29, 3:38 PM
# 10pATX Content And Growth Strategy ## Core Role The 10pATX notes are not just local gym reminders. They describe a gym-growth system built from content, coach visibility, commerce, and repeatable social distribution.…
Walter Workflow System Resume Note
Mar 28, 8:58 PM
# Walter Workflow System Resume Note Date: 2026-03-28 ## What Was Actually Blocking - Google Drive auth was not the live blocker. - The real failure was stale user LaunchAgents in `~/Library/LaunchAgents/` still pointin…
Film Watch List
A public-facing page now exists for the movie list, grouped by genre and carrying year, watched state, and poster references wherever the catalog match is solid.
255 titles tracked
160 to watch • 95 watched
20 genre buckets with 55 titles still needing cleanup.
Poster-backed entries
201 matched posters
Entries are grouped under a primary genre derived from cached TMDb enrichment when available.
Private Operator Network
Behind the public site is a separate private system for planning, archives, notes, dashboards, and active project execution. That network should stay gated and feel like a tool, not a brochure.
Published Surfaces
These are the current public or semi-public surfaces that can become clearer audience pathways once the homepage is simplified.
Dashboard custom domain
https://dashboard.michaelplaster.com
Working custom domain on Cloudflare Pages.
Dashboard pages.dev
https://walter-dashboard.pages.dev
Reachable Pages deployment.
Genealogy pages.dev
https://plaster-genealogy.pages.dev
Reachable Pages deployment.
Journal pages.dev
https://walter-journal.pages.dev
Reachable Pages deployment.
Cinematic Family Stories pages.dev
https://cinematicfamilystories.com
Reachable Pages deployment.
Film watch list
https://michaelplaster.com/films/
Public-facing film page generated from the private watchlist.
Markdown Reader pages.dev
https://markdown-reader.pages.dev
Reachable Pages deployment.
System Maps
These maps matter internally, but on the public site they should be translated into simpler audience-facing pathways.
Start Here
Start Here.md
Top-level entry point for the vault, live system files, and the main map layer.
Pragmatic Dashboard
notes/Maps/Pragmatic Dashboard.md
The practical front door for what matters now: goals, pressure zones, control points, and current live notes.
Projects Map
notes/Maps/Projects Map.md
Canonical project anchor map tying core systems, build surfaces, and current workstreams together.
Domains Map
notes/Maps/Domains Map.md
Cross-cuts the vault by life area so business, creative, research, and operations work stay legible.
Operating Domains
These are useful internal lenses for structuring the body of work and the private workspace.
Business
11 mapped projects
Offers, expansion, revenue, partnerships, and market-facing build work.
Creative
9 mapped projects
Production, documentaries, content systems, archive shaping, and packaging.
Operations
5 mapped projects
Infrastructure, workflow control, execution systems, and operating discipline.
Research
4 mapped projects
Fact-finding, source tracing, and strategy branches that shape later execution.
Core System
The infrastructure and coordination layer that keeps execution, memory, dashboard control, and automation connected.
Walter Workflow System
Active • Operating system / infrastructure • Operations • Business • Research
Turn the repo and assistant stack into the primary working environment for execution, continuity, retrieval, and automation.
Business Builds
Revenue, launch, host-market, and partner-facing projects anchored in the Obsidian project layer.
Third Space In Austin
Active • Business build / location launch • Business • Operations
Build the full plan-build-operate system for the Austin opportunity, from site selection through launch readiness and operating controls.
EBI International Expansion
Active • Event expansion / financing strategy • Business • Creative • Research
Package EBI as a hybrid event and filmed property so it can pursue incentives, destination support, and stronger fundraising paths.
Cinematic Family Stories
Active • Founder-led offer / acquisition system • Business • Creative • Operations
A founder-led video product for memorials, milestone gifts, weddings, and family archive projects, now being pushed toward a handoff-ready growth system.
Tree Stories
Active • Family-history research layer / premium add-on • Business • Creative • Operations • Research
The family-history research and story-mapping layer behind Cinematic Family Stories, designed to increase project value, organize messy archives, and make premium legacy work easier to sell and deliver.
Content + Distribution
Recurring content engines and grappling-media systems that keep audience, archive, and monetization linked.
MTS Distribution Engine
Active • Content product / membership growth • Business • Creative • Operations
Turn Mastering the System into a clear distribution and conversion engine across Instagram, email, YouTube memberships, and the broader 10th Planet audience.
Grappling Network
Historical Source With Live Reuse • Grappling media, distribution, and community operating system • Creative • Business • Research
Unify grappling-related production, distribution, promotion, and monetization under one connected system, with 10pN as the live forward branch.
Film + Documentary
The creative production branch: documentaries, trailers, archives, performer packaging, and edit families.
Film And Documentary Pipeline
Active • Creative production pipeline • Creative • Business
Keep the film, trailer, AI-assisted post, and documentary backlog visible as one production system instead of one undifferentiated list.
Zoltan Documentary
Active • Documentary development and trailer package • Creative • Business
Carry the Zoltan documentary from subject relationship and outreach through trailer development, pitch positioning, and eventual documentary execution.
Alex Magala
Historical Production Relationship • Performer production, safety, and packaging system • Creative • Business
Keep Alex Magala material separate from the generic film backlog so performance logistics, safety constraints, and business terms stay retrievable.
Hook Thieves
Long-Horizon Branch • Music documentary, archive shaping, and experimental edit system • Creative • Business
Give the Hook Thieves material a canonical home so the documentary, short-film variants, remix concepts, and adjacent music-video ideas do not stay buried as TODO fragments.
Active Projects
These are the live projects currently moving and should shape the featured work section on the front page.
[Dev][Setup] Get OpenClaw working cleanly
P0 • Due 2026-03-18 • active
[Taxes][Admin] Call IRS for update on what is not filed and what is owed
P0 • Due 2026-03-18 • active
[Content][Urgent] MTS 253
P0 • Due 2026-03-18 • active
[Dev][Workflow] Use Codex as the primary work environment
P0 • Due 2026-03-19 • active
[Content][Distribution] Schedule MTS YouTube membership posting
P0 • Due 2026-03-19 • active
Coming Up
These are the next projects in line and should inform what gets surfaced as upcoming work.
[Health][Admin] Call Las Vegas Sports & Spine for follow-up
P1 • Due 2026-03-20 • queued
[Genealogy][API] Check FamilySearch API access request status by Friday, March 20, 2026
P1 • Due 2026-03-20 • queued
Notes: review any response, approval steps, redirect URI requirements, and production-access next steps
[Film][Outreach] Send Zoltan "My Big Toe"
P1 • Due 2026-03-21 • queued
[Reference][Credentials] Store Flograppling credentials securely
P1 • Due 2026-03-22 • waiting
Credentials were provided in chat. Do not store raw login details in repo plaintext; move them into the approved secret store.
[Content][Recurring] Federation series with BMac editing weekly
P1 • Due 2026-03-27 • queued
Keep weekly editing cadence. Includes federation-related footage review and delivery.
Access Model
The public web surface should stay on michaelplaster.com and cinematicfamilystories.com. The dashboard, document library, journal, genealogy workspace, and other internal project surfaces should sit behind Cloudflare Access with Google as the identity provider and the private operator account michaelplasterpro@gmail.com.
Internal Cutover Checklist
1. Remove or claim the current Squarespace mapping for michaelplaster.com and www.michaelplaster.com.
2. Keep a valid Cloudflare token in rotation so Pages deploys can run from this repo again without falling back to revoked secrets.
3. Deploy the rebuilt michaelplaster-root site to Cloudflare Pages.
4. Point the apex and www to the correct Pages target or use a clean Cloudflare-managed front door.
5. Move docs, notes, library, journal, and genealogy off 66.96.134.27 and onto their intended Pages projects.
6. Reissue certificates for every custom domain and verify HTTPS before announcing the site.
Planned Sitemap
PUBLIC https://michaelplaster.com/ Public landing page
PUBLIC https://michaelplaster.com/films/ Film watch list
PUBLIC https://cinematicfamilystories.com/ Cinematic Family Stories public offer
PROTECTED https://dashboard.michaelplaster.com/ Operator dashboard
PROTECTED https://library.michaelplaster.com/ Markdown document library
PROTECTED https://journal.michaelplaster.com/ Journal archive
PROTECTED https://genealogy.michaelplaster.com/ Genealogy workspace